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CVE-2017-8239

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-06-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

In all Android releases from CAF using the Linux kernel, userspace-controlled parameters for flash initialization are not sanitized potentially leading to exposure of kernel memory.

Affected products

• Android: all versions

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2017-11-01

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